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Tech to the rescue: As business moves online, IT jobs more essential than ever — for now
Technology workers have been largely spared from coronavirus layoffs so far, stepping up as essential workers to make remote work possible.
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Listen 4:59The coronavirus has changed everything. But arts and cultural institutions have gamely continued to provide innovative ways to keep their audiences entertained.
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Watching the world come together gives me hope for the future, writes Mira Patel, a high school junior.
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#ThankYouPhilly: Giant posters turn boarded-up storefronts into essential worker tributes
The campaign shouts out everyone from doctors to utility workers.
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Kevin Hart, Meek Mill, Ben Simmons join Sixers co-owner’s massive coronavirus fundraising challenge
Celebs and athletes are chipping in to Michael Rubin’s “All-In” fund.
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Storm destroys Philly warehouse wall, splattering bricks across the street
The Strawberry Mansion building had been sitting vacant for a while.
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No coronavirus relief for the undocumented workers behind Philly’s building boom
For construction workers who aren’t U.S. citizens, there are fewer options for keeping food on the table during the region’s coronavirus shutdown.
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Tens of thousands lose power at the Jersey Shore as potent storm lashes region
Tens of thousands of Jersey Shore residents are without power Monday afternoon amid a potent storm that is wreaking havoc throughout the region.
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This week: PA schools announce closures through the academic year, Philadelphia budet cuts due to pandemic, changes to the NJ primary election.
Air Date: April 13, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Pressure on Food Banks and Pantries as Demand Surges with Rising Jobless Ranks
Food distributors hit by reduced donations, higher prices and fewer volunteers
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Coronavirus spurs a digital housewarming, very casual, pants optional?
How do you meet your new neighbors when everyone’s in but no one is coming out? Our reporter invites her new neighbors to a virtual housewarming.
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Listen 4:52‘It lifts our spirits’: Philly area celebrates Easter with bagpipes, wearing PJs in parking lots
A church in Chestnut Hill greeted neighbors with a bagpipe band, while another in New Castle offered services in its parking lot for pajama-clad worshippers.
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Listen 1:43Coast Guard makes daring nighttime rescue in rough seas off N.J.
A man was rescued Friday evening after an electrical fire sparked on a sailboat about 200 miles southeast of Cape May, authorities said.
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NWS: Widespread power outages likely at the Jersey Shore amid Monday windstorm
Widespread power outages are likely Monday amid a windstorm that could generate wind gusts to 70 mph, forecasters warn.
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Delaware Historical Society wants people to share stories for ‘COVID Chronicles’
Files can be uploaded to the society’s website in text, audio, video or other forms. Selected recollections will be shared via social media.
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